Sedenia xeroscopa
| Sedenia xeroscopa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Sedenia |
| Species: | S. xeroscopa |
| Binomial name | |
| Sedenia xeroscopa Lower, 1900 | |
Sedenia xeroscopa is a moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]
The wingspan is 19-22 mm. The forewings are light ochreous-fuscous, darkest along the costa and hindmargin. There is an obscure, moderately straight dark fuscous line from the costa to the inner margin. There is a dull whitish spot on the costa and an obscure fuscous discal spot at the end of the cell. The hindwings are greyish with a fuscous discal spot and a gently curved fuscous line from the costa towards the inner margin.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales
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